Personal Care Assistant - PPT

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,990

Novated leasing

Meals & Entertainment card up to $2,65

No cost uniforms

Free annual flu vaccination

Fitness Passport

Job summary

St Vincent’s Care Carseldine and Boondall seeks Living Support Partners (Personal Care Assistants) to join a caring, professional team. You will provide direct care for residents, support daily routines, and ensure safety and engagement, working as a household member under supervision.

Excellent communication and a compassionate approach are essential, with shifts including mornings, afternoons, and nights. Access to benefits and career development is available.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential
• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience (dementia experience) highly regarded
• Good availability to work morning, afternoon, and mainly the night shifts
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records
• Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan
• Police clearance and NDIS Worker Screening Check are mandatory

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and assistance to residents with activities of daily living
• Support residents in daily routines, lifestyle and choices
• Ensure residents feel safe, valued, respected and engaged
• Follow care plans and work as a household team member under supervision

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Record keeping

Aged care knowledge

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar

Tools

AutumnCare

Job description

Reconciliation Action Plan

Job Description

About the Opportunity:

As one of our Living Support Partners (Personal Care Assistant) you will be part of an experienced, engaged and dedicated team that is committed to creating a welcoming, professional and caring environment for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Carseldine and Boondall. Living Support Partners provide direct care and assistance to resident with all activities of daily living. They partner with residents to support their daily routine, lifestyle and choices and ensure they feel safe, valued, respected and engaged. This position is to work as an effective household member and is supervised, providing care for residents in a specific household. They are responsible for assisting and supporting their wellbeing through professional, caring and efficient execution of required duties.

What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more.
Because at St Vincent’s,kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential
• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience (dementia experience) highly regarded
• Good availability to work morning, afternoon, and mainly the night shifts.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records
• Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan
• Police clearance and NDIS Worker Screening Check are mandatory

Things that work for you:

• More take-home pay with competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Better work-life balance with consistent fortnightly rosters patterns for permanent positions -no rotating rosters!
• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect, are confident in their management’s leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere
• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent’s network
• No cost uniforms and training
• Free annual flu vaccination and No mandatory COVID vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Because you’re like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for our local communities.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, upholding compassion, justice, integrity and excellence in all we do.

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural. We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment.

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visithttp://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation

Closing Date:

29 November 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent’s we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au